Imagining The Imaginary Invalid

conceived by

Ruth Maleczech

in collaboration with

Julie Archer, Clove Galilee, and Valeria Vasilevski

Directed and Choreographed by

Clove Galilee

Inspired by

Molière’s The Imaginary Invalid

"...vigorous, funny and plaintive, an act of both perseverance and remembrance."

The New York Times

PREMIERE

January 25 – February 7, 2016
Ellen Stewart Theater, LA MAMA ETC

Previews begin

January 21

Press opening

January 25

Using Molière’s seminal play about the evils of the medical industry as a backdrop, Imagining the Imaginary Invalid takes you backstage as the cast prepares the set and tries to rehearse scenes from the play amidst personal discussions about money, medicine, politics, loss and the nature of inspiration. As the audience watches the action unfold in layers, ballets spontaneously spring out of costume fittings, scenes devolve into arguments about art, money, and health and the performers struggle to create in the wake of the loss of a leading player.